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Piazza della Frutta (Fruit Square), Padua

Piazza della Frutta (Fruit Square), Padua

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Piazza della Frutta (Fruit Square), Padua

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Paul

November 19, 2025

Piazza della Frutta, Padua
In the bustling Piazza della Frutta, fish and game, eggs and poultry, roast meats such as porchetta and boiled oxtail were sold; herbs, vegetables, and, not least, precious birds like falcons could also be found. The two side staircases that provided access to the majestic Palazzo della Ragione were named after the goods displayed and sold: they were called Scala delle Erbe (Herbs) and Scala degli Osei (Birds). Since the end of the 12th century, a popular fruit and vegetable market with wooden stalls on wheels has been held here.

In the square stands a small column, formerly called the "Peronio": at its base, it was customary to sell wooden clogs and boots, called "perones" in Latin. This Romanesque column, still visible today at the entrance to Via Breda, is surmounted by a capital adorned with a pumpkin, a palm tree, a quince tree, and a pear tree at its corners.

Above the capital is a block of Istrian stone bearing the coat of arms of the city of Padua, depicting a shield with a cross and the image of Saint Prosdocimo, who, according to tradition, was the city's first bishop. On the day of the "zobia masa," the first Thursday in May, members of the brotherhood of the "Strazzaroli," the peddlers and secondhand dealers, would put on a show in the piazza by climbing the "Cuccagna Tree." The grand prize was a bag and gloves, which is why the event was also known as the "Festa della borsa" (Bag Festival). To preserve the memory of this tradition, a bag is carved into the marble of the building at the corner of Via Marsilio da Padova and Via Gorizia.

Text / Source: Turismo Padova
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Matto

May 24, 2022

Piazza della Frutta or Fruit Square, once called Piazza del Peronio, is a beautiful square in Padua dominated by the imposing Palazzo della Ragione. Along with the nearby Piazza delle Erbe, the Piazza della Frutta was the commercial center of the city for centuries. Lined with many restaurants today.

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Marco Contarelli ilMog_blog

March 13, 2023

A lively market square in the morning, a meeting place for aperitifs in the evening, all in a wonderful historic setting

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